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US 11,385,744 B2Granted
Touch key structure and electrical appliance
AssigneeFoshan Shunde Midea Electrical Heating Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
InventorsXiaokai Liu, Yi Sun, Pofeng Ho, Zhifeng Wang, Dali Ou, Dahua Cao, Qi Wang, Yuhua Huang
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Abstract
A touch key structure includes a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel, a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area, and a conductive medium provided between the key area and the sensing electrode.
Claims14
A touch key structure comprising:
- a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel;
- a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area;
- a support provided between the circuit board and the touch panel, the support including:
- a convex part protruding towards at least one side;
- and
- a mounting hole penetrating the convex part;
- and
- a conductive medium provided at the support and between the key area and the sensing electrode, the conductive medium including a conductive layer provided at an inner wall of the mounting hole.
5 more elements
An electrical appliance comprising:
- a touch key structure including:
- a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel;
- a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area;
- a support provided between the circuit board and the touch panel, the support including:
- a convex part protruding towards at least one side;
- and
- a mounting hole penetrating the convex part;
- and
- a conductive medium provided at the support and between the key area and the sensing electrode, the conductive medium including a conductive layer provided at an inner wall of the mounting hole.
6 more elements
A touch key structure comprising:
- a touch panel including a key area at a front side of the touch panel;
- a circuit board provided behind the touch panel and including a sensing electrode corresponding to the key area;
- and
- a conductive medium provided between the key area and the sensing electrode, the conductive medium being at a rear side of the touch panel or embedded inside the touch panel, and the conductive medium including a conductive layer provided at the rear side of the touch panel;
- wherein the touch key structure further includes:
- a pillar protruding on the rear side of the touch panel, the conductive layer being provided on at least one of an outer side or a rear end surface of the pillar;
- or
- a cylindrical body with an opening towards the circuit board and protruding on the rear side of the touch panel, the conductive layer being provided on at least one of an inner side, an outer side, or a rear end surface of the cylindrical body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.